Chennai: A total of 17 people died in Tamil Nadu in the last five days due to the incident related to rain.
The State of Disaster Management Authority warns that people not to travel to nilgiris are given estimates of the meteorological department that storms with heavy rain likely to occur there for five days starting November 12 there is also a possibility of landslides.
Speaking to reporters at Chennai, Disaster Revenue and Management of the KKSR Ramachandran Minister said three deaths were reported at Chennai, Sivaganga and Nilgiris Regency, made the death toll 18.
Administrator recorded 64 death cattle.
Five hundred cottages were partly damaged and 34 completely damaged, 129 houses were partially damaged and four were completely damaged.
The state government on Friday was alerted via SMS through the General Warning Protocol for 2.67 Lakh people living in the Kosasthalaiyar river embankment about the issuance of 18,000 cusecs (cubic feet per second) from the PoDi Reservoir in Tiruvallur.
Likewise, the warning was carried out for 36,720 people when 15,000 cusecs were released from Ponnai Anicut in Vellore.
“Because of lack of rainfall, the discharge of the Chembarambakkamaman reservoir has been reduced by 1,646 cusecs, but PoDi released 18,000 cusecs which was the highest and we were told 2.67 people lakh.
Losing men and material has been reduced because of the sign, with a microphone and by officials, “Minister said.
“The previous government must have taken notes from the lessons during 2015 floods, but they failed.
We have reviewed the officials, rated and desiled.
This monsoon is a lesson.
The district administrator will assess the inundated area and lowland areas to prevent such situations.
The head of the minister will allocate funds, “said Minister.
Discharge of 17,000 cusecs of water from Pichatur Dam in Andhra Pradesh to the Arani River has damaged the embankment in the Ponneri block in Tiruvallur Regency and the villages of flooding.
A total of 664 people from villages were transferred to a safer place.
The Department of Water Resources is repairing damage.
The NDRF and personnel of all coordinated departments attempts in eliminating floods from Varadharajapuram in the Regency and Make Kancheepuram settings to ensure people’s safety and basic facilities in Help Centers.
The Ten NDRF team was placed in Tiruvallur Regency, Kancheepuram, Chengalpet and Chennai and two Tim SDRF were in Thanjavur and Cuddalore.
“The Greater Chennai Corporation has been accommodated 2888 people in the center of 55 relieved, while 185 centers across the country accommodated 10,073 people,” Ramachandran said.
Greater Chennai company has distributed 33.32 lakh food packages so far, he said.
The Ministry of Agriculture estimates 68,651.91 hectares of agricultural crops and 4,020.57 hectares of horticulture plants submerged.